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PODCAST: The Joshua Bell Experiment, part II | posted by MD  World-class musicians aren't supposed to be street performers. But that is just what violinist Joshua Bell was in a recent impromptu performance in a subway stop in the American capital city. The reactions of the commuters were ... interesting, as documented by the Washington Post. For us as working artists, this experiment raised many questions: Why didn't more people in the station slow down and listen? Do we have sensory overload, and no mental space for music like Bell's? Why did every child in the subway want to stop to listen? Join us as we explore these and more questions in this second podcast of a several part series. We welcome your $.02 in the Comments & Questions section, below. Running time: 15:17 Subscribe via iTunes Or Download MP3 Discussion participants:  Keywords: Joshua Bell, Pop Music, Sensory Overload, Industrial Culture, Technology Explosion, Musak, iPod, Creative Paralysis, Discernment, Artist/Audience Agreement, Children's Curiosity, Pied Piper, Frames, Assumptions Labels: Podcasts Guidelines for Comments & Questions Comments and questions signed "anonymous" are strongly discouraged; please provide a URL to your blog or website, and at least a name so we can refer to you in subsequent discussion. All comments and questions should be related to the topic or topics raised in this podcast or blog entry. Personal insults of any kind are not permitted and posts containing insults will be deleted.
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